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on Tuesday, paving the way for her to be elected to a fourth term next year despite other progressive “Squad” colleagues losing their reelection bids.
That prompted the incumbent to take things more seriously this time around, resulting in a fairly ugly primary between the two as they sparred over campaign donations, policy platforms, and most recently, calling into question where support for their campaigns is stemming. Those losses also caused a surge in fundraising against Omar, particularly from pro-Israel groups and those who have proposed courting Republican voters to back Samuels, according toOmar denounced those donations, calling it a “shameful” campaign tactic and accusing Samuels of actively seeking out GOP voters despite running as a Democrat.
Samuels shot back, accusing Omar of also accepting donations from “Republican and Trump megadonors” and pointing to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that showed Farouk Shami, an ally of former President Donald Trump, donating $6,600 to Omar in 2023.
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